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OVP HEALTH Receives Three-Year Accreditations From CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitations Facilities)
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, has received three-year accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for four of its key programs and services offered to patients in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and...
OVP Health Pikeville Office Reopening July 21
We are excited to welcome the Pike County community back to our newly renovated OVP HEALTH outpatient health center location in Pikeville (KY) following February's flooding. Starting today, July 21, we are open for your primary care needs and minor illnesses or...
Seven OVP HEALTH Outpatient Health Centers awarded accreditation by The Joint Commission
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH's outpatient health centers in Paintsville, KY, Pikeville, KY, Louisa, KY, Millard, KY, and Williamson, WV, were recently awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Rural Health Clinics Accreditation by demonstrating...
OVP HEALTH in Logan, WV, Awarded Rural Health Clinics Accreditation From the Joint Commission
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH’s outpatient health care center in Logan, West Virginia, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Rural Health Clinics Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is...
Thompson Hired to Develop New Foster Care & Independent Living Division
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, a Huntington, WV, based provider of inpatient and outpatient health care services in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia, has hired Greg Thompson, JD, MA, of Huntington, as President of Foster Care Services. In his role, Thompson...
OVP HEALTH in Inez, KY awarded Rural Health Clinics Accreditation from The Joint Commission
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH’s outpatient health care center in Inez, Kentucky, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Rural Health Clinics Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a...
Notice of South Carolina Practice Closings
OVP HEALTH will be closing its outpatient centers in the following locations in South Carolina on Friday, August 30, 2024: 1423 Winyah Street, Georgetown, SC 238 South Coit Street, Florence, SC 424 Guyton Court, Mullins, SC 755 Electric Drive, Sumter, SC 2811 SC-41,...
OVP HEALTH Will Soon Open New Outpatient Center in Spencer, WV
OVP HEALTH will soon open a new outpatient health center at the former location of People’s Bank, 303 Main Street, in Spencer, WV. Renovations are currently underway at the site, which will offer primary and family medical care for patients of all ages, behavioral...
OVP HEALTH Now Providing Hospitalist Services at Roane General Hospital
OVP HEALTH, a Huntington, WV, based provider of inpatient and outpatient health care services in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and South Carolina, is now providing 24-hour hospitalist staffing and management services at Roane General Hospital, in Spencer,...
OVP Health in Ashland Hosts Community Resource Day on August 31
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH’s outpatient office in Ashland, Kentucky, will host a free community resource day event on Thursday, August 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 2550 Carter Ave. In partnership with more than a dozen community resource partners in the areas of health and...
OVP HEALTH Welcomes Megan Copley as Care Center Manager
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH is pleased to welcome Megan Copley to its administrative team as Care Center Manager at its corporate office in Huntington. Copley, a Marshall University graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, oversees the OVP HEALTH...
OVP HEALTH physician named Chief of Medical Staff at OhioHealth’s Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH physician Geoffrey Polen, MD, has been named Chief of Medical Staff at OhioHealth’s Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. Dr. Polen is one of nearly 20 OVP HEALTH providers in Cambridge and he has been an active member of the...
OVP HEALTH Welcomes Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Jeana Hensley
(Huntington, WV) Jeana Hensley, PMHNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN, an advanced practice provider who specializes in treatments for adults and children with common mood and anxiety disorders, has joined OVP HEALTH at its Williamson, WV, Millard, Ky., and Pikeville, Ky. outpatient...
OVP HEALTH Welcomes Experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Christopher Easton to Behavioral Health Team in Huntington
(Huntington, WV) Christopher Easton, PMHNP-BC, an experienced behavioral health provider who specializes in treatments for adults and children with common mood and anxiety disorders, has joined OVP HEALTH at its Huntington outpatient location. Easton is accepting new...
OVP HEALTH’s Jonathan Hess, MD, named Medical Director of Addiction Services after earning board certification in Addiction Medicine.
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH physician, Jonathan A. Hess, MD FAAP, recently earned board certification in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine and has been named Medical Director of Addiction Services for OVP HEALTH. “I have a passion...
Every Plate Has a Story
"At the beginning of this Summer, OVP HEALTH made a major commitment in partnership with Facing Hunger Foodbank to provide monthly food distributions to people in need at its outpatient health centers in Huntington, Ashland, Proctorville, Louisa, Williamson and Logan....
OVP HEALTH welcomes experienced provider to Logan (WV) office
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH is pleased to welcome Crystal Watkins, FNP, to its office in Logan, West Virginia, where she will provide care for patients with substance use disorder and general medical needs. Watkins is an experienced nurse practitioner with past...
OVP HEALTH hires Julie Thompson as Advanced Practice Provider in Huntington
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH is delighted to announce the addition of Julie A. Thompson, DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) as the newest advanced practice provider at the company’s outpatient health center at 601 20th Street in Huntington. Thompson brings more than 20...
Jackie Rebman named Director of OVP HEALTH Recovery Center
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH is pleased to welcome Sarah Walling as Chief Legal Officer at the company’s corporate office in downtown Huntington. Walling comes to OVP HEALTH from the Huntington law firm Jenkins Fenstermaker, where she practiced law for 12 years,...
OVP HEALTH welcomes Sarah Walling as Chief Legal Officer
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH is pleased to welcome Sarah Walling as Chief Legal Officer at the company’s corporate office in downtown Huntington. Walling comes to OVP HEALTH from the Huntington law firm Jenkins Fenstermaker, where she practiced law for 12 years,...
OVP HEALTH Recovery Center receives ASAM Level of Care Certification
(South Point, OH) The OVP HEALTH Recovery Center, at 335 Township Road 1026 in South Point, OH, has achieved a prestigious certification from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), a professional medical society representing over 6,000 physicians,...
Charles A. Shumaker named Director of Marketing and Community Outreach
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, has hired Charles A. Shumaker as Director of Marketing and Community Outreach. Shumaker comes to OVP HEALTH from Marshall Health, in Huntington, where he spent the past six years as Administrator for the...
OVP HEALTH receives three-year accreditations from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, based in downtown Huntington, WV, has received three-year accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for four of its programs related to the care and treatment of people seeking recovery from...
OVP HEALTH partners with Lawrence County Health Department to bring COVID vaccines to the community.
As part of its mission to create "Healthier. Community.", OVP HEALTH has been partnering with the Lawrence County, OH, Health Department to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to people from the Tri-State Area. Learn more about this community collaboration in this WSAZ...
Moms Everyday – Dr. Robert Hess
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to make significant adjustments to the way they do business. At OVP HEALTH, that has meant an increase in the use of Telehealth to provide medication-assisted treatment and counseling for patients suffering from...
OVP HEALTH receives $900,000 grant to fund inpatient addiction treatment services for uninsured patients from Lawrence, Scioto and Adams counties in Ohio.
OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, has received a grant of $900,000 from the Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Lawrence, Scioto and Adams counties to fund inpatient addiction care at the OVP HEALTH Recovery Center, in South...
OVP HEALTH receives USDA grant to enhance telehealth services
OVP HEALTH receives USDA grant to enhance telehealth services (Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, has received a grant of $429,841 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance telehealth services at its operations in Ohio,...
Moms Everyday – Dr. Thomas Rittinger
OVP HEALTH Director of Hospital Medicine, Thomas Rittinger, MD, answers questions about COVID-19 and the current vaccination effort, on the February 15, 2021 MOMS EVERYDAY segment of WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Midday, with host Sarah Sager.
OVP HEALTH CEO Stacey Shy Educates Community about the Company
OVP HEALTH CEO Stacey Shy educated the region about the breadth of services offered by the company during an interview with WSAZ NewsChannel 3 anchor Sarah Sager on the Midday News on Monday, January 25, 2021.
OVP HEALTH Counselor, Rebecca Day, MS, PsyD, on WSAZ’s “Studio 3”
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, OVP HEALTH counselor, Rebecca Day, MS, PsyD, was a guest on WSAZ Newschannel 3's "Studio 3" program, and shared some important information about medication assisted treatment (MAT) and counseling. Here's her interview with Studio 3...
OVP HEALTH establishes an internship program to advance and promote diversity
OVP HEALTH establishes an internship program with Marshall University Lewis College of Business to advance and promote diversity. (Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, a rapidly growing health care company headquartered in downtown Huntington, WV, has entered into an agreement...
OVP HEALTH Recovery Center in South Point, OH, opens to patients.
(South Point, OH) OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, opened a new, 62-bed inpatient drug and alcohol abuse treatment center today in South Point, OH, called the OVP HEALTH Recovery Center. The completely renovated facility, located at the former site of River’s Bend...
Dr. Hess WSAZ Moms Everyday
On Friday, November 13, 2020, OVP HEALTH president and co-founder, Robert A. Hess, MD, discussed the new OVP HEALTH Recovery Center during a “Moms Everyday” segment of WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Midday, with anchor, Susan Nicholas.
OVP HEALTH Co-Founder Stephen C. Shy, DO, Dies at Age 69
With heavy hearts — yet hearts filled with love, appreciation, and wonderful memories — the OVP HEALTH Family today is mourning the loss of its elder statesman, patriarch, and co-founder, Stephen C. Shy, DO. Dr. Shy died today at St. Mary’s Medical Center in...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patient Information
OVP Health would like every patient that we care for to know that we are monitoring the current status of the coronavirus and are following all CDC guidelines. We are in the process of developing a plan to make sure that your medical and therapy is uninterrupted and...
OVP HEALTH Recovery Center FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
January 15, 2020 What is the key objective of this facility/service? Through our extensive experience in providing outpatient substance abuse treatment, we have learned there is a great need in this area for more intensive services and a higher level of care for...
OVP HEALTH Recovery Center in South Point, OH, opens to patients.
(South Point, OH) OVP HEALTH, based in Huntington, WV, opened a new, 62-bed inpatient drug and alcohol abuse treatment center today in South Point, OH, called the OVP HEALTH Recovery Center. The completely renovated facility, located at the former site of River’s Bend...
OVP HEALTH expands emergency and hospitalist services in Virginia and Ohio.
October 23, 2019 (Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH will soon expand its growing, regional business operations to provide key hospital services at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, in Athens, OH, and Buchanan General Hospital, in Grundy, VA. Based in Huntington, WV, OVP HEALTH...
OVP HEALTH helps to build a “healthier community” and a new Marshall University baseball stadium.
OVP HEALTH recently adopted a new tagline, "Healthier. Community." There are many ways OVP HEALTH helps to make people and communities healthier, from the primary care and addiction services our employees render to people living in our communities...to support of...
OVP HEALTH receives three-year CARF accreditation
(Huntington, WV) OVP HEALTH, formerly Ohio Valley Physicians, has once again received three-year accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for two of its programs related to the care and treatment of people suffering from...
Profile of OVP HEALTH’s Growth in The Herald-Dispatch Business Section (5/5/19)
(Huntington, WV) After 20 years, Ohio Valley Physicians has rebranded itself and changed its name to OVP Health. Ohio Valley Physicians, founded in 1999 as an emergency department staffing company by local physicians Dr. Robert A. Hess and Dr. Stephen Shy, has changed...
OVP HEALTH Opens New Facility in Ashland, KY
(Ashland, KY) On February 4, OVP HEALTH opened a new primary care, behavioral health and addiction treatment facility at 2550 Carter Avenue in Ashland, KY – the first to be branded with the new OVP HEALTH name and logo. Learn more in this video:...